Could Kratos from God of War flex on your smartphone or Ratchet & Clank on your iPad later this year? It's possible, as Sony promises to bring its "iconic IP" to mobile devices in 2021, according to a recent investor relations presentation. Sony is eager to release mobile game versions of its key franchises in a bid to replicate the company's success in bringing two big properties, Horizon Zero Dawn and Predator, to PC last year, which was profitable, according to Sony Interactive. . Entertainment (SIE) President and CEO Jim Ryan. "In FY21, we will begin to launch some of our iconic PlayStation IPs for mobile and we hope that in 2021 this will not provide a significant revenue stream, but we expect this as we learn from this experience," Ryan said, according to Chronicle of video games. "And as we increase the number of titles we publish on mobile, the contribution from PC and mobile will start to become more and more important over time." While that could mean mobile games will arrive in 2021, Sony's fiscal year runs from March 2021 to March 2022, so releases could be postponed until next year. Ryan cited the growing mobile gaming market, which generated €121 billion in revenue globally in 2020, compared to €62 billion for consoles.
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So what Sony games are coming to mobile devices?
Ryan didn't indicate which of SIE's "iconic IPs" would make it to mobile, but given the comparison to last year's best-selling PC ports Horizon Zero Dawn and Predator, we'd expect a mix of licensed and exclusive properties. In a previous business strategy meeting, Ryan explained that the company has had some success experimenting with mobile games and apps, and that mobile will likely be an area it will continue to explore, according to Video Games. “PlayStation has a large catalog of various proprietary IPs that can be upgraded for smartphone play to complement our AAA games or live service games. We're exploring the mobile market with some wonderful PlayStation franchises, so stay tuned. We have yet to speculate on what SIE thinks would make a good transition to mobile, though new PS5 games like Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart could suggest popular franchises worthy of the mobile transition, as well as new ones like Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart. Clank: A Rift Apart Highly anticipated games like Deathloop, God of War: Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West and more Square Enix already has a mobile game scheduled for this year, Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier, A Battle Royale, but we're eager to see what SIE is up to from their library of popular IPs.Via 9to5Mac